Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 1)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1896934455

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-236504

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 1

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: LI, 568 Seiten

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part III. The Parliaments of the Dominions

Collection:: Economics Books

53¢ PARLIAMENTS OF THE DOMINIONS [part II least, calculated as from the first day of March of the year in which he was last elected, and for such further period as is provided for in the next succeeding section. Provided nevertheless, if the seat of any member of the Legislative Council becomes vacant by death, resignation, or otherwise before the expiration of his term of service, and a member is returned from the electoral district in which the vacancy occurred, he shall hold office only for the unexpired term of the member whose seat has been vacated as aforesaid, and shall, for the purpose of retirement, be deemed to have been elected at the time when such last-mentioned member was or was deemed to be elected : Provided also that where two or more members are so returned at the same time to fill vacated seats of unequal terms, such terms shall be deemed to be held by the said members according to their position on the poll at their election, and that he who receives the greatest number of votes shall hold the seat which has the longest term to run, and in the event of a tie the matter shall be determined by lot. 11. Whenever the House of Assembly is dissolved by the Governor, or expires by effluxion of time, so many members of the Legislative Council, not exceeding three for the Central District and two for each of the other districts, as have completed the minimum term of service provided by 5. 10 shall retire and vacate their seats, and, subject to s. 21, an election to supply the vacancies so created shall take place on the day of the next general election of the House of Assembly. 12. The periodical retirement of members of the Legis- lative Council under the provisions of the last preceding section shall be determined as follows :— (i) The members retiring in each Council district shall be those who have represented such district for the longest time, calculated from the date of their last election : (ii) If two or more members have represented the same Council district for an equal time, calculated as aforesaid, the order of retirement as between them shall be determined by their position on the poll at their election, and he or they who had the least number of votes shall retire first. If their position is equal in this respect, or if no poll was taken, the order of retirement between them shall be determined by lot: (iii) The Legislative Council shall keep a roll of its members containing all particulars necessary for the application of the foregoing rules as to their periodical retirement. A Legislative Councillor must be a man of the full age of

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